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Bother putting time over party (2,2)

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I believe the answer is:

to do

'bother' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'time over party' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
't'+'o'+'do'='TO-DO'

'putting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for to do that I've seen before include "Bother" , "on the agenda?" , "Agitation" , "where one may go for celebration" , "sort of list?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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